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Egypt operates 171 flights, reopens 5 museums and 8 archaeological sites
Egypt
July 3, 2020
Egypt operates 171 flights, reopens 5 museums and 8 archaeological sites
Cairo International Airport on Thursday operated 113 international and domestic passenger flights carrying a total of 12,114 passengers. Five museums…
Egypt reopens 12 archaeological sites, museums
Archaeology
June 24, 2020
Egypt reopens 12 archaeological sites, museums
Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa al-Waziry announced that twelve archaeological sites and museums in Cairo, Giza,…
Photos: Prime Minister, Tourism minister inspect Tahrir Square’s renovations
Archaeology
May 19, 2020
Photos: Prime Minister, Tourism minister inspect Tahrir Square’s renovations
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany inspected the final touches of Tahrir Square’s developmental work…
Video: Experience virtual tours at the Egyptian Museum displaying 20 unique artifacts
Archaeology
April 10, 2020
Video: Experience virtual tours at the Egyptian Museum displaying 20 unique artifacts
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has released the second in a series of virtual and guided video tours of…
Photos: Ministers inspect student artwork along royal mummy procession route
Archaeology
March 11, 2020
Photos: Ministers inspect student artwork along royal mummy procession route
As part of preparations for a transfer of royal mummies between museums, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anani,…
Photos – Tahrir square receives lighting overhaul
Egypt
December 31, 2019
Photos – Tahrir square receives lighting overhaul
The Misr for Sound, Light and Cinema company, affiliated with the state-owned Holding Company for Tourism and Hotels, has begun…
Jewels of the Nile: 11 awesome Egyptian museums
Features/Interviews
October 1, 2019
Jewels of the Nile: 11 awesome Egyptian museums
(CNN) — For much of the 20th century, the Egyptian Museum in the center of Cairo was the gold standard…
Grand Egyptian Museum receives 331 artifacts, including 42 that belonged to King Tut
Archaeology
October 1, 2019
Grand Egyptian Museum receives 331 artifacts, including 42 that belonged to King Tut
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received on Monday 331 artifacts, including 42 artifacts that belonged King Tutankhamun. Many of the…
Antiquities ministry to move 39 ancient mummies from Egyptian Museum
Archaeology
September 13, 2019
Antiquities ministry to move 39 ancient mummies from Egyptian Museum
The antiquities ministry is preparing for the transfer of 39 royal mummies and their sarcophagi from their current exhibition at…
In unprecedented move, the Egyptian Museum includes path for the visually impaired
Archaeology
June 27, 2019
In unprecedented move, the Egyptian Museum includes path for the visually impaired
The Ministers of Antiquities, Tourism, and Youth, the Italian ambassador to Cairo Giampaolo Cantini, and 16 ambassadors from foreign countries…